ENGLISH GRADUATE HANDBOOK 2017-2018 University of Windsor Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................................... 4 1.1 The University of Windsor ........................................................................................................................... 4 1.2 The Department of English .......................................................................................................................... 4 1.3 Library Resources ........................................................................................................................................ 5 1.4 Housing ........................................................................................................................................................ 5 THE M.A. IN ENGLISH ............................................................................................................................................... 5 1.1 Programs of Study ........................................................................................................................................ 5 1.2 The MA. in English: Language and Literature ............................................................................................. 5 1.3 The M.A. in English: Creative Writing and Language and Literature ......................................................... 6 1.4 Thesis and Project Deadlines ....................................................................................................................... 8 1.5 Scholarship and the Profession .................................................................................................................... 8 1.6 Non-English Courses ................................................................................................................................... 8 1.7 Duration of Study and Time to Completion ................................................................................................. 8 ADMISSION TO GRADUATE STUDIES IN ENGLISH ........................................................................................... 9 1.1 Admission Requirements ............................................................................................................................. 9 1.2 Admission to the Creative Writing Field ................................................................................................... 10 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE....................................................................................................................................... 10 1.1 External Scholarships ................................................................................................................................. 10 1.2 Internal Awards .......................................................................................................................................... 11 4.2.1 Alistair and Anita MacLeod Scholarship .................................................................................................... 11 4.2.2 The Graduate English Conference Award .................................................................................................. 11 1.3 Graduate Assistantships ............................................................................................................................. 12 GRADUATE COURSES ............................................................................................................................................ 12 1.1 Graduate Seminars ..................................................................................................................................... 12 1.2 Grading ...................................................................................................................................................... 13 1.3 Additional Departmental Resources ........................................................................................................... 13 5.3.1 Publications: ............................................................................................................................................... 13 5.3.2 Reading Series: ........................................................................................................................................... 13 5.3.3 Student Conferences: .................................................................................................................................. 14 5.3.4 Student Achievement - A Sampler ............................................................................................................. 14 List of Graduate Seminars ........................................................................................................................................... 15 PROPOSED GRADUATE SEMINAR INTERSESSION 2017 ................................................................................. 16 26-545 VICTORIAN UNDERWORLDS ................................................................................................................... 16 PROPOSED GRADUATE SEMINARS FALL 2017 ................................................................................................. 17 26-500 SCHOLARSHIP AND THE PROFESSION .................................................................................................. 17 26- 535 LITERATURE OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY ................................................................................... 17 26-585 LITERARY GENRES: CRITICISM/CULTURAL STUDIES ...................................................................... 19 2 26-596 COMPOSITION PEDAGOGY: THEORY AND PRACTICE ....................................................................... 22 PROPOSED GRADUATE SEMINARS WINTER 2018 ........................................................................................... 23 26-550 LITERATURE OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY ...................................................................................... 23 26-560: LITERATURE OF CANADA ....................................................................................................................... 25 PROPOSED GRADUATE SEMINARS FALL AND WINTER 2017-2018 .............................................................. 26 ENGLISH GRADUATE FACULTY .......................................................................................................................... 29 LOUIS CABRI, .......................................................................................................................................................... 29 CAROL MARGARET DAVISON,................................................................................................................................ 29 THOMAS DILWORTH, .............................................................................................................................................. 29 RICHARD DOUGLASS-CHIN, ................................................................................................................................... 30 JOHANNA FRANK, ................................................................................................................................................... 30 SUSAN HOLBROOK, ................................................................................................................................................. 31 DALE JACOBS, ......................................................................................................................................................... 31 KARL E. JIRGENS, ................................................................................................................................................... 31 JOANNA LUFT, ......................................................................................................................................................... 32 NICOLE MARKOTIĆ, ............................................................................................................................................... 32 C. SUZANNE MATHESON, ........................................................................................................................................ 33 STEPHEN PENDER, .................................................................................................................................................. 33 KATHERINE QUINSEY, ............................................................................................................................................ 34 3 INTRODUCTION 1.1 The University of Windsor Situated at the western end of Lake St. Clair, on the Detroit River, the University of Windsor is Canada’s southernmost university. This strategic location on the Canada- U.S. border at the centre of the Great Lakes — and in the manufacturing heartland of North America — provides a special focus for academic and research initiatives in such areas as the environment, the automotive sector, and social justice. The rich literary and cultural heritage of the region is a boon to researchers and writers alike. Founded in 1857 as Assumption College and chartered as a public university in 1963, the University of Windsor has evolved into a comprehensive, mid-sized university offering a broad range of undergraduate, graduate, cooperative education, and professional programs. In its latest planning exercise, the University of Windsor committed to expanding graduate education